Convair Atlas Rocket - Ottawa, Ontario
Posted by: JoMari
N 45° 24.190 W 075° 37.293
18T E 451357 N 5027926
A Convair GCM-16 Atlas Rocket located on the grounds in front of the Museum of Science and Technology.
Waymark Code: WMAMR8
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 01/30/2011
Views: 54
Looks like the end of this one. Was lowered and removed from the grounds for safety concerns as it slowly deteriorates.
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Located on the grounds out front of the Canada Science and Technology Museum. It is easily accessible at anytime, very close to parking lot.
This rocket was used for Project Mercury space flights.
"First flown in June 1957, the Atlas longrange rocket was the launch vehicle that carried Lt. Col. John Glen of the United States Marine Corps into orbital flight around the Earth on Fbruary 20, 1962, the first human orbital flight in the western world. This rocket has been loaned to the National Museum of Science and Technology by the United States Air Force Museum."